Secretary Sajid Javid

Hospitality industry urged to be 'decent' over tipping report

03-May-2016 By Sophie Witts

Trade Union Unite has urged the hospitality industry to ‘do the decent thing’ and accept that staff should take home 100 per cent of their tips.

'Rotten' restaurant tipping laws need Government action, warns Unite

12-Feb-2016 By Sophie Witts

Trade Union Unite has told the Government to stop ‘dragging its feet’ over tackling the ‘dubious tipping practices’ of major restaurant chains.

Casual Dining Group axes admin charge on staff tips

10-Sep-2015 By M&C Report & Sophie Witts

Casual Dining Group (CDG) – operator of Bella Italia, Café Rouge, Las Iguanas and La Tasca – is to scrap all administration charges on staff tips.

Government calls for restaurant tips information for investigation

01-Sep-2015 By Emma Eversham

The Government is asking for information on how tips are collected and distributed in restaurants as part of an investigation into what it calls the 'abuse of tipping' within the sector. 

UK to refund the cost of 25,000 Chinese visas

12-Sep-2014 By Carina Perkins

Chancellor George Osborne has revealed plans to refund the cost of thousands of Chinese visas to boost inbound tourism and strengthen relations between the UK and China.